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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-02-12 human Ailie Smith and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004199b.htm person Clyne Densey AACR2 4 December 1926 21 May 2019 Place of Birth Risca, Gwent, Wales Place of Death Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia Naturalist Natural history writer Documentary maker Densey Clyne was a naturalist and documentary maker who specialised in Australian insects and spiders. She lived for extended periods in rural properties in New South Wales, at Turramurra and Wauchope, the gardens of which she cultivated and which provided her with inspiration and many opportunities for observation. Clyne was a well-known figure in natural history circles through her many publications and television appearances. As well as her scientific papers, she wrote regularly for newspapers and magazines (including Australian wildlife magazine and Australian geographic). Many of her books were written for children. For eight years she appeared on the television program Burke's backyard. In 1971 she teamed up with cinematographer Jim Frazier. Over 28 years they produced 23films, some of them educational documentaries. Their company, Mantis Wildlife Films, was regarded a leader in miniature wildlife photography. Clyde was often consulted by local and overseas television film producers, including David Attenborough. The spider species Austrarchaea clyneae and Ozicrypta clyneae were named in her honour. 1932 1932 Life event - Settled in Australia 1993 1993 Award - Whitely Award, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2008 2019 Career position - Member, Butterfly and Other Invertebrates Club Inc. 2010 2010 Award - Whitely Award, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2015 2019 Award - Fellow, Entomological Society of London Butterfly and Other Invertebrates Club Inc. (1994 - 2024)

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 'Clyne, Densey', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Clyne, Densey Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: All about ants Clyne, Densey All about ants Chatswood, N.S.W. Young Reed 2010 Book: Australian rock and tree orchids Clyne, Densey Australian rock and tree orchids Melbourne Periwinkle Books 1972 Book: Guide to Australian spiders: their collection and identification Clyne, Densey Guide to Australian spiders: their collection and identification Melbourne Thomas Nelson and Sons 1969 Journal Article: A new genus and species of pollen- and nectar-feeding katydids from eastern Australia (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Zaprochilinae) Rentz, D. C. F. and Clyne, D. A new genus and species of pollen- and nectar-feeding katydids from eastern Australia (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Zaprochilinae) 1983 Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 22 2 155-60 Journal Article: Notes on the construction of the net and sperm-web of a cribellate spider Dinopis subrufus (Kochi) (Araneida: Donopidae) Clyne, Densey Notes on the construction of the net and sperm-web of a cribellate spider <span style="font-style:italic">Dinopis subrufus </span> (Kochi) (Araneida: Donopidae) 1967 Australian zoologist 14 189-97 Journal Article: A life well lived: Densey Clyne - 4th December 1922 - 20th May 2019 Kendall, Ross and Bowden, Daphne A life well lived: Densey Clyne - 4th December 1922 - 20th May 2019 2019 Metamorphosis Australia: Butterfly and Other Invertebrates Club Inc. 94 21-5 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2001 Herd, Margaret Who's who in Australia 2001 38 Melbourne Crown Content 2001 Interview with Densey Clyne, filmmaker, photographer and author (sound recording), interviewer: Gregg Borschmann National Library of Australia Oral History Collection Interview with Densey Clyne, filmmaker, photographer and author (sound recording), interviewer: Gregg Borschmann TRC 3486 12 September 1996 - 4 October 1996 8 digital audio tapes (c. 480 minuted) and 182 page transcript. Clyne talks about how her early interest in natural history was triggered by discoveries in her large suburban garden on Sydney's North Shore ("The Jungle Garden" book and documentary). Clyne describes the destruction of this garden for duplex development after she sold it five years ago. She also provides an account of her work with her business partner, the cameraman Jim Frazier, on David Attenborough's "Life on Earth" and the "Trials of Life" TV series. Clyne also reflects of the development of macrophotography in Australia, which she helped to pioneer, especially of living insects and spiders. She also talks about the most significant of the 30 or so books she has written as well as her writing style and she then gives the background to the most memorable of the documentary natural history production that she had worked on. Clyne then reads from some of her publications. Biographical cuttings on Densey Clyne, spider-watcher National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Biographical cuttings on Densey Clyne, spider-watcher Cuttings Files BIOG